Fields in vision
Subtitle: television sport and cultural transformation
By: Garry Whannel.
Series: Communication and society; Communication and society (Routledge (Firm))
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Television broadcasting of sports -- Great Britain -- History.; Sports -- Great Britain -- Marketing.; Sports -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History.; Corporate sponsorship -- Great Britain -- History.
Description: 'Fields in vision' offers a comprehensive and analytical study of the international phenomenon of television sports coverage. Contents: 1. Sport, television and culture PART I: INSTITUTIONS, PRACTICES AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS 2. National events and the authority of the BBC 3. Production practices and professional ideologies 4. BBC v. ITV competition 5. Made for television: sponsorship and the rise of the sports agent PART II: SPORT ON TELEVISION 6. Analysing television sport: transformations of space and time 7. Assemblage and framing 8. Stars, narratives and ideologies PART III: CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS 9. The case of athletics 10. The road to globalisation 11. Field of representations 12. Audiences and pleasures 13. Final thoughts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-232) and index.